All Winter pressures articles – Page 21
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NewsNHS England's mandate delayed amid 'struggle' over contents
Publication of the government’s mandate to NHS England has been delayed after the organisation’s chair revealed a “struggle” had been taking place to ensure the document did not become a government “shopping list”.
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NewsA&E units 'facing worst winter yet'
Accident and emergency departments in the NHS are facing what may be “our worst winter yet” due to a combination of soaring demand, a shortage of doctors and “toxic” overcrowding on hospital wards, a senior consultant has warned.
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NewsMore emergency departments breach waiting time targets
Increasing numbers of accident and emergency patients are being treated outside the maximum four hour wait year on year over the past four summers, an HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsHealth burden is greatest during moderately cold weather
The NHS has been urged to place greater emphasis on supporting vulnerable groups during periods of moderately cold rather than freezing temperatures after a study suggested this is when services come under greatest strain.
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HSJ PartnersSupporting trusts through a tough winter
Identifying and implementing organisational change to survive a challenging winter
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NewsRegulator chiefs summoned to Number 10 over winter pressures
The chief executives of the three major health regulators have been summoned by the prime minister to discuss the pressures the service is likely to come under this winter, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsExclusive: Delayed hospital discharge to blame for A&E pressure
Poor accident and emergency performance this year has not been caused by GP out of hours provision, increased attendances or a lack of doctors, exclusive analysis shared with HSJ shows.
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SupplementsMoving up a gear − an HSJ efficiency supplement
The latest HSJ supplement looks at how trusts are preparing to cope with winter pressures.
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SupplementsCoping with winter pressures
As trusts begin to prepare for accident and emergency departments’ busy season, a concerted move towards co-located urgent and primary care services to take the pressure off is gathering pace
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NewsPHE says flu and cold weather to blame for spike in excess deaths
The national public health oversight body has said excess deaths during winter 2012-13 “would seem to be” due to “a combination of circulating influenza and cold weather”.
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HSJ Local
Frimley under pressure from NHS 111 teething problems
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust has experienced an increase in admissions, which may be the result of the high profile problems setting up the non-emergency 111 phoneline.
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NewsExclusive: A&E performance plummets as majority of trusts miss target
Accident and emergency waiting time performance plummeted in April, as hospital leaders told HSJ they were grappling with the after-effects of “the worst winter anyone can remember”.
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NewsExclusive: Dramatic increase in emergency 12 hours 'trolley waits' uncovered
Pressure on accident and emergency departments has seen a large increase in the number of hospital trusts reporting patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted, an HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ Local
Bad weather issues for Yorkshire ambulance service
PERFORMANCE: Bad weather on one day and two days of very high demand pulled down performance against the eight-minute target at Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust.
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HSJ Local
Pressures drive staff investment at Frimley Park
WORKFORCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to recruit 30 more ward nurses and a range of medics, as part of a £1m investment in staff to cope with workload pressures.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex wards closed by norovirus
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has several wards closed due to norovirus.
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NewsA&E 'overstretched', says Labour
Hospital accident and emergency departments are overstretched and understaffed with patients forced to wait in ambulances just to gain admission, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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HSJ Local
Winter pressures hit elective work at Southampton trust
PERFORMANCE Winter pressures have caused elective work to be cancelled at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, due to high bed occupancy caused by winter pressures.
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NewsExtra £7m winter help for Northern Ireland hospitals
An extra £7m will be used to ease winter pressure on hospitals in Northern Ireland, it was revealed.
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HSJ Local
DH gives London £82.5m to cope with winter pressures
PERFORMANCE: The Department of Health has allocated an extra £82.5m to London to help it cope with winter pressures.